The Gayatri Mantra is a 24-syllable hymn from the Rig Veda , and is a
confluence of 24 Beej Aksharas which has an hypnotizing effect on the
chanter's consciousness. The language of the mantra is a moresymbolic and
metaphysical one.

The Gayatri Mantra -----------------------
The Vedic form of the famous Gayatri mantra is:

Chanting Method------------------Gayatri should be chanted at medium speed, and each mantra chant
should be immediately followed by the next chant, such that a cycle
(spiral) of chants is formed and pervades around the chanter.

Precautions-------------No precautions as such are necessary , but the following are worth
noting.

1. The mind should be positive,
and no negative thoughts should be entertained. Because, what ever
thoughts we entertain during Gayatri chant, gets multiplied.

2. Specific time and place for
regular chant is more helpful in the longer run.

About Mantra---------------

The Gayatri Mantra is one of the
keynotes to the transformation of consciousness and is an identical
vibration to the vital force in nature. The Gayatri Mantra is extremely
powerful and its divine implications are not easily comprehended.

The 24 syllables in the mantra are intended to give the following
qualities in physical plane.

The 24 powers of Gayatri mentioned above awaken certain qualities, and
along with this awakening, one starts getting success and prosperity i.e.,
siddhi. Many feel that these benefits are showered by some Gods or
Goddesses. But in reality, the development of the subtle force is done
within themselves. If they are able to realize the subtle force working in
them, they will realize that such benefits do not accrue of their own
accord, and that all of them are the results of the interplay of spiritual
forces in them. Gayatri sadhana or upasana is no more a
blind faith, but is a scientific process.

Gayatri Mantra is known to be the
greatest mantra. The Rishis of the yore composed different Mantras on the
same meter as that of Gayatri on different manifestations of God. Twenty
of them are given below. These twenty are apart from the Vaidika Gayatri -
Om Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Nah Pracodayat.

Though the complete import of the
mantras cannot be given, the implied and closest translations are given
against each mantra.

May we realise Narasimha, the
man-lion god, with his diamond nails that pierce the veil of ignorance.
Let us meditate on that sharp-toothed one that destroys the demon of
darkness. May that Lord Narasimha illumine us.